All articles by Luke Tugby – Page 42
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NewsAO narrows losses amid 'renewed' strategic mindset
AO.com has narrowed its full-year losses off the back of strong sales growth across its UK and European markets.
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NewsAmazon launches 'Clicks and Mortar' pop-up shops
Amazon is opening 10 pop-up stores across the UK to champion the products of more than 100 of its small business partners.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Seven retailers defying the gloom and opening stores
While many retailers – Boots is the latest – are shutting stores, others have ambitious opening programmes. Here we shine the spotlight on some of the big names that are laying down square footage.
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VideoWatch: As Boots mulls closures, is there still value in shops?
As Boots reviews the future of more than 200 of its shops, the Retail Week team debate whether there is still value in operating large store estates.
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NewsGovernment to challenge £300m cash machine ruling
The government has won the right to appeal a court ruling over whether retailers should pay business rates for cash machines outside their shops.
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NewsMicrosoft to launch Oxford Circus flagship in July
Microsoft has revealed the opening date for its first UK store as it throws down the gauntlet to rival Apple.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why Boots store closures will devastate the high street
When Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) warned in April that it was going to be “more aggressive” in its transformation plans, alarm bells started ringing with landlords either side of the Atlantic.
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NewsShares in Ocado partner Casino suspended as debt mounts
Shares in Casino – the French grocery giant that has partnered with Ocado – and its parent company Rallye have been suspended as concerns mount over their debt piles.
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NewsB&M profits rise driven by rapid store expansion
B&M has posted a jump in full-year profits despite ongoing struggles in the German market, driven by its rapid store expansion programme.
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NewsArcadia CVA plan slammed by Pensions Regulator
Arcadia’s plans to shutter stores, slash rents and axe hundreds of jobs have come under fire just hours after they were unveiled.
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NewsArcadia to shutter 23 stores in CVA plan
Arcadia has unveiled plans to shutter 23 stores as part of a company voluntary arrangement that will put 520 jobs at risk.
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NewsArcadia to launch CVA 'within 48 hours'
Arcadia is preparing to launch a CVA within the next 48 hours, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsCo-op brings businesses together in new ad campaign
The Co-op has launched a campaign that brings together its three core businesses for the first time and champions its investment into local communities.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How to survive the 'high velocity retail' world
“The customer is no longer king. The customer is now master of the universe.”
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NewsOcado boss: Kroger will be number one in ecommerce
Ocado boss Tim Steiner believes its partnership with Kroger will transform the American grocer into “the number one player in ecommerce in the US”.
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NewsJD.com exec Ling on the future of 'boundless retail'
JD.com executive Chenkai Ling believes retail will evolve into a “boundless” sector as new shopping channels emerge and combine.
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NewsMorrisons bosses give up £1m in bonus payments
Morrisons chief executive David Potts and finance boss Trevor Strain have handed back more than £1m in bonus payments linked to personal performance targets.
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NewsBurberry profits rise as transformation plan bears fruit
Burberry has posted an increase in full-year profits and hailed “strong progress” with its transformation plan.
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NewsJohn Lewis axes defined benefit pension scheme
The John Lewis Partnership is scrapping its defined benefit pension scheme as the group battles to cut costs.
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NewsBoxpark boss Wade: Retail 'on the edge of a precipice'
Boxpark boss Roger Wade has warned retail is “on the edge of a precipice” and urged the government to intervene to save Britain’s high streets.